I was reading this, and I am starting to think that a lack of Dark Triad traits is hurting my game (with both men and women).

I was raised to be selfless, honest, and compassionate to an extreme. I once took pride in my abilities to always put others before myself, deny myself of my impulses, and empathize with anyone (thinking now, what a contradiction it is to both 'be honest' while also denying yourself your own impulses!). Over time, I have come to understand the importance in putting yourself first (Narcissism), and have become more comfortable using language and social interactions tactitcally to meet goals (Machiavellianism), as opposed needing to strictly adhere to some deranged bastardization of 'honesty'.

The one thing I cannot reason my way out of, though, are immense and crushing sensations of guilt regarding my behavior to other people. I feel guilty when I need to call out of work sick, when a girl rejects me and obviously feels bad, and whenever I do anything for myself at the cost (no matter how small) of someone else. I also really feel the emotions other people are going through, especially if they are negative. In other words, I'm a total failure as a psychopath.

This is obviously dysfunctional, irrational, and certainly not helpful in taking dominance over my own life.

My question is, do I have any control over this guilt? I can certainly, say, ignore it, but usually the more I ignore these feelings, the more guilty I feel.